The signings the Los Angeles Lakers made after landing LeBron James confused a lot of people, including NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley.
Barkely’s basketball takes are usually a little out there, but in this case, his opinion on the way the Lakers constructed their roster is an opinion shared by many, if not the majority, of NBA fans.
Barkely told Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated that he is not optimistic about how head coach Luke Walton is going to balance a roster that now includes a four-time MVP, a supporting cast of veterans with varying personalities, and a handful of players that aren’t old enough to drink yet:
“That’s an impossible scenario for Luke,” he said.